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Implementing Public Policy in Maryland: The Journey is the Final Destination

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Guest blog by Chelsea Hayman, IPP 2021 Initially, I signed up for the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Online course with the hopes to help my department secure more sustainable funding for our regular operations. Several other Directors within our agency have been under the constraints of a rapidly depleting federal grant from over a decade…Continue Reading Implementing Public Policy in Maryland: The Journey is the Final Destination

Supporting vulnerable children in South Africa using lessons from IPP Online Course

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Guest blog by Lungile Magqibelo, IPP 2021 I am employed by the government of South Africa in the Department of Social Development which has a core mandate of providing social welfare services to marginalized and vulnerable communities. Amongst my key responsibilities is to develop policies and programs that are responsive to the needs of vulnerable…Continue Reading Supporting vulnerable children in South Africa using lessons from IPP Online Course

Minimizing impaired driving in Colorado using insights from IPP course

Guest blog by Michelle Stone, IPP 2021 My expectations for the Public Policy Implementation course were to gain a broader perspective and strategies on how to implement sound public policy, with creative and innovative solutions. I wanted to learn how to engage and develop conversations even when various industry members’ perspectives are divergent while being…Continue Reading Minimizing impaired driving in Colorado using insights from IPP course

Implementing PDIA for driving tax reforms in Switzerland

Guest blog by Juan Pedro Schmid, IPP 2021 I knew about the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) process before as I had done the 10 weeks online course Principles of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results. However, as time passed, I had not really applied the concepts and I did not have a full recall…Continue Reading Implementing PDIA for driving tax reforms in Switzerland

Using IPP Learnings to Reform Uganda’s Cash Management Policy

Guest blog by Robert Okudi, IPP 2021 I signed up for Harvard Kennedy School’s Implementing Public Policy (IPP) program hoping to find ways to get one of my draft policies to be implemented at the national level. I had been developing policy recommendations to reform Uganda’s Cash Management System for my department. Through IPP, I…Continue Reading Using IPP Learnings to Reform Uganda’s Cash Management Policy

Using IPP to tackle HIV, Substance Abuse, and Gender Violence in South Africa

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Guest blog by Chris van Rooyen, IPP 2021 I had several expectations when I signed up for the Harvard Implementing Public Policy (IPP) course. First, I was privileged to represent Africa at one of the best global universities. Second, the IPP course was the first international study program of my career. I had preconceived ideas about…Continue Reading Using IPP to tackle HIV, Substance Abuse, and Gender Violence in South Africa

Reforming Economic and Banking Policies Using IPP Course in Liberia

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Guest blog by Leandro Ward, IPP 2021 My participation in Implementing Public Policy (IPP) 2020 has further deepened my understanding of the numerous public policy challenges that we are faced with on a daily basis. It has also enlightened me on the importance of creating needed policies in the public sector and the successful implementation…Continue Reading Reforming Economic and Banking Policies Using IPP Course in Liberia

Implementing Public Policy (IPP) and the Art of Sticking with Problems

Guest blog by Maurya West Meiers, IPP 2021 I began the 2021 Implementing Public Policy (IPP) online course thinking that I would come away with tools and approaches to solve problems. I knew that the IPP course is organized around the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach. Working in international development, I’m confronted every day with problems….Continue Reading Implementing Public Policy (IPP) and the Art of Sticking with Problems

My IPP Journey in Louisiana: The World Got Smaller as the Process Deepened 

Guest blog by Delery Rice, IPP 2021 The COVID pandemic offered many challenges and horrible outcomes for so many people across the world. If I find myself searching for anything that resembles a positive result produced over the last two years, I would undoubtedly pick my experience with Harvard Kennedy School’s Implementing Public Policy (IPP)…Continue Reading My IPP Journey in Louisiana: The World Got Smaller as the Process Deepened 

Using PDIA to Tackle Educational Inequities in Brazil

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Guest blog by Cesar Nunes, IPP 2021 It was a joy to know that the new edition of the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) course would be offered in 2021. I knew about the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach and was already following the Building State Capabilities website and YouTube channel. I had already read…Continue Reading Using PDIA to Tackle Educational Inequities in Brazil